Can I Divorce God?

³⁸For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, ³⁹nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation,

will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39 (ESV)

The website ehow.com gives an easy four step process on how to divorce your parents.  There are a number of reasons why you may need to proceed with this drastic step: "abuse, neglect, abandonment, parental drug abuse, both of your parents being in prison (especially if they won't get out until after you turn 18), or exploitation of you by your parents."  The interesting thing about this procedure is that though it removes the legal authority of the parents over the child it does not change the reality that the child is still the offspring of the parents.

The sections preceding this verse are important to gain the deep understanding Paul is trying to convey.  Throughout chapter eight Paul uses words such as "adoption" and "heirs" and "children of God" to describe the elect (those saved by God's elective grace through faith).  We (the elect) are children of God.  We are heirs with Christ of the inheritance received by Christ.  We are adopted into the family of God by Christ's payment of our debt.  And once we are part of the family of God we cannot be taken from that family.  We cannot divorce God and act like it never happened.  Who would want such a move, anyway?  Who would want to be removed from the love of God once they have tasted the sweetness and joy of that love.

Paul makes it clear.  The is nothing in all of creation, including ourselves, who can remove the elect from the love of God in Christ Jesus.  Nothing.  Nadda.  Zilch.  We are his for eternity.

Now that should give us peace.